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Jess's story...

"Before I started on the Cyber Security MSc I had just completed a BSc (hons) in Forensic Computing. I was also working part time for Vodafone.

I decided to do the course because it covered subjects that I hadn't looked at as an undergraduate, so it provided a great opportunity for me to expand my knowledge. This is opening up a number of new avenues for me in terms of my career.

One of the things that I really like about the course is the number of practical sessions that there are. These enable you to get really hands-on, so we're not just learning from a textbook, we're putting our skills into practice."

Industry-informed

Get the skills the cyber security industry needs the most.

Explore advanced network and internet security concerns, as well as sophisticated attack vectors.

Critically evaluate the issues and concerns relating to current legislation and digitally enabled crime.

Learn about AI, including current methodologies and applications.

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Develop your skills in a highly secure environment, using industry-standard hardware and software.

Real world software and equipment

Our dedicated Cyber Security labs let you get hands-on experience with the same software and equipment used in the real-world cyber security sector.

Our cyber labs consists of a virtualised infrastructure designed specifically to launch different cyberattacks in a safe environment, as well as a dedicated Cisco Network Lab for real-world network security testing using Cisco equipment. MSc students also benefit from having their own dedicated teaching lab.

You will have access to industry-standard equipment including Kali Linux and Cisco Network Packet Tracer - well-recognised tools used to protect organisations against cyberattacks within the industry.

From computing graduate to cyber security specialist

Dr. Hassan Chizari

Academic Course Leader, MSc Cyber Security

Hassan Chizari is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Technical Computing at University of Gloucestershire where he is the Academic Course Leader for MSc Cyber Security. His main research areas are randomness, number theory and time series analysis. Currently, Hassan is focusing on advanced cryptographic methods for medical devices, especially medical implants.

Securing medical implants

Course details

Course outline

This course is designed for those wishing to develop a career as a cyber security professional or to take a leading technical or managerial role. It is suitable for those from a computer science or information technology education background.

The programme is also able to cater for those with no formal studies in computer science but where significant interest in cyber security can instead be demonstrated. The course covers all aspects of cyber security, including network, computer and information security. Alongside this, the course focuses on the business context, so that students can progress their careers more rapidly and aim specifically at management positions.

By having GDPR in action, there will be more roles in companies for information security managers, which makes the MSc Cyber Security a brilliant opportunity for a huge market need.

The university has many links with the cyber security industry, which has informed curriculum development and supports opportunities for research.

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